Amanda Nunes is ready to grin andbareit…A
The 31-year-old Brazilian mixed martial artist is among the athletes featured in the final print edition of ESPN The Magazine‘s Body Issue.
Nunes, who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is the reigning champion of the Women’s Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. She’s the first woman in UFC history to become a two-division champion and the first woman in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously.
Nunes joins a roster that includes Milwaukee Brewers slugger Christian Yelich, world No. 1 golfer Brooks Koepka and the Philadelphia Eagles‘ offensive line.
The magazine hits newsstands on September 6, its final appearance in print after 21 years. ESPN announced in April the magazine would continue online with the same types of stories.
Others posing for the issue are Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns and Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints, Oklahoma City guard Chris Paul, Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks, IndyCardriver James Hinchcliffe, WNBA playerLiz Cambage, basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman, former UCLAgymnast Katelyn Ohashi and soccer player Kelley O’Hara.
Photos from the Body issue will be available online on September 4.